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Git Links

git clone https://patchouli.garden/git/boorus

Latest Logs

2025-12-24 add simple built-in wiki browsing.
2025-12-15 store thumbs at double the current size
2025-11-28 show a toast when adding text to the search

Flatpak Downloads

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Desktop(x86_64)
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Mobile(AArch64)

README.org

1. About

Boorus is an image viewer for booru websites that host mostly Anime and Manga fanart.

Works on phones like librem5 & pinephone, and also desktops!

2. Features

  • Infinite scrolling.
  • Save your favourite searches and see new posts for them when you start the App!
  • Download images and have them offline searchable with tags!
  • Video playback with sound.
  • Many site APIs supported
  • Built-in TagDB for sites that lack tag categories.

3. Screenshots

browse.png

Figure 1: Browse Page

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Figure 2: Image Page

tags.png

Figure 3: Tag List

4. How to build & install

Up to date Rust, Meson, Gtk4 and libadwaita are required.
Use Gnome Builder, and flatpak it will download everything for you.

5. Roadmap

These features are planned, but not implemented.

  • 1.0
    • image scale / pan gestures in the image viewer.
    • gif playback
    • tag autocomplete